Code Review Graph for VS Code
Visualize code dependencies, blast radius, and review context from your code graph -- directly in VS Code.
Features
- Code Graph Explorer -- Browse files, classes, functions, and their relationships in a tree view
- Blast Radius -- See which files and symbols are impacted when you change code
- Review Changes -- Automatically detect git changes and show their blast radius
- Find Callers / Callees -- Trace all callers or callees of any function
- Find Tests -- Locate tests for any symbol
- Query Graph -- Run semantic queries (callers, callees, imports, inheritance, tests) with 8 patterns
- Find Large Functions -- Identify functions or classes exceeding a line-count threshold
- Interactive Graph -- Force-directed D3.js visualization of your code dependencies
- Live Search -- Fuzzy search across your entire code graph with instant results
- Compute Embeddings -- Generate vector embeddings for semantic search
- Watch Mode -- Continuous graph updates as you work
- Auto-Update -- Graph rebuilds in the background when you save files
Quick Start
1. Install the Extension
Install Code Review Graph from the VS Code Marketplace.
2. Install the Backend
The extension requires the code-review-graph Python CLI to parse your codebase.
# Recommended
uv pip install code-review-graph
# Alternatives
pipx install code-review-graph
pip install code-review-graph
Requires Python 3.10+.
3. Build Your Graph
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run Code Graph: Build Graph.
The graph database is stored locally at .code-review-graph/graph.db and updates automatically on file save.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Code Graph: Build Graph |
Parse the codebase and create the graph database |
Code Graph: Update Graph |
Incrementally update the graph |
Code Graph: Show Blast Radius |
Show the blast radius for a symbol |
Code Graph: Review Changes |
Analyze git changes and show impacted files |
Code Graph: Find Callers |
Find all callers of a function |
Code Graph: Find Callees |
Find all functions called by a target |
Code Graph: Find Tests |
Find tests for a symbol |
Code Graph: Find Large Functions |
Find functions/classes exceeding a size threshold |
Code Graph: Query Graph |
Run semantic queries (8 patterns: callers_of, callees_of, etc.) |
Code Graph: Search |
Search the code graph |
Code Graph: Show Graph |
Open the interactive graph visualization |
Code Graph: Compute Embeddings |
Generate vector embeddings for semantic search |
Code Graph: Watch Mode |
Run graph in watch mode for continuous updates |
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
codeReviewGraph.cliPath |
"" |
Path to the CLI binary. Leave empty to use the bundled version or one found on PATH. |
codeReviewGraph.autoUpdate |
true |
Auto-update the graph on file save. |
codeReviewGraph.blastRadiusDepth |
2 |
Max traversal depth for blast radius (1--10). |
codeReviewGraph.graphTheme |
"auto" |
Graph color theme: auto, light, or dark. |
codeReviewGraph.graph.maxNodes |
500 |
Max nodes in the graph visualization (10--5000). |
codeReviewGraph.graph.defaultEdges |
All except CONTAINS | Edge types shown by default. |
codeReviewGraph.treeView.showFiles |
true |
Show file nodes in the tree view. |
codeReviewGraph.treeView.showClasses |
true |
Show class nodes in the tree view. |
codeReviewGraph.treeView.showFunctions |
true |
Show function nodes in the tree view. |
codeReviewGraph.treeView.showTypes |
true |
Show type nodes in the tree view. |
codeReviewGraph.treeView.showTests |
true |
Show test nodes in the tree view. |
Requirements
- VS Code 1.85+
- Python 3.10+ (for the backend CLI)
- A workspace with source code to analyze
Links
License
MIT